Jeff Siri said he will use multidenomination poker machines borrowed from the Club Cal Neva casino, which he owns and operates a block south at Virginia and Second streets.

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Bill O?Driscoll
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The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday gave final approval for a temporary casino in downtown Reno that owner Jeff Siri will operate for one day next month to keep the site's gaming rights active while he prepares a larger, permanent casino to open next year.

"This is what I need so we can do the big project," Siri said after the commission approved licensing a 16-slot poker machine operation at 241 N. Virginia St., a long-vacant casino site across the street from Harrah's and across Douglas Alley from the Whitney Peak Hotel.